Mother Jones portrayed at Chautauqua's FREE History Comes Alive Festival

FREE. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Come early to get a seat. Doors open at 1 pm.

Mother Jones – Following the deaths of her family from yellow fever and the destruction of her business in the Great Chicago Fire, Jones became a labor leader, organizer and activist. She helped secure bans on child labor and co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World. She was called “the most dangerous woman in America.”